WE START OUR CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL THOUGHTS WITH GOLD CUP
LAST YEAR’S WINNER NATIVE RIVER!!
THERE ARE TWO TOUTED HORSES FOR THE RACE WITH TOP BEING THE FAVOURITE PRESENTING PERCY. THE HORSE IS A NOVICE, NEVER JUMPED CHELTENHAM FENCES AND EXPECTED TO WIN A RACE THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN IT GOES TO TOUGH HORSES, WHO HAVE GONE TROUGH TOUGH RACING. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN THIS FAVOURITE AND SO DOES NOT THE TEAM. NOT FOR US!!
CLAN DES OBEUAX, THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK WHO RUN TWO GOOD RACES THIS YEAR, ONE AT HAYDOCK WHEN HE WAS BEATEN BUT HE BEAT THEM ALL IN THE THE KING GEORGE. STILL UNKNOWN, STILL IMPROVING BUT HE HAS SOME ENGINE AND A TRAINER HOT RIGHT NOW. BIG CHANCE!!
FROTON IS ANOTHER ONE HAILING FROM NICHOLS YARD BUT SLIGHTLY LOWER IN CLASS. HOWEVER, HE LIKES CHELTENAHM AND IT WONT BE A MAJOR UPSET IF THE GIRL, BRYONY FROST BRING THIS ONE IN. IT WILL BE SOME ACHIEVEMENT FOR THIS YOUNG LADY JOCKEY. MINOR CHANCE.
FINALLY TWO HORSES FOR TIZZARD WITH LAST YEARS WINNER NATIVE RIVER AS FIRST CHOICE AND THISTLECRACK SECOND CHOICE. NATIVE RIVER. HE WON WELL LAST YEAR AND IF THE RAINS ARRIVE AND THE GROUND GOES SOFT AND SOFTER, THEN HIS CHANCES ARE INCREASING SERIOUSLY. THE SAME APPLIES TO THISTLECRACK AND THAT MAKES THE RACE AS INTERESTING AND COMPETITIVE AS IT COULD BE. GREAT CHANCE FOR BOTH!!
JOIN US AGAIN FOR CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL DAILY FROM TOMORROW.
THE TEAM
